Mumbai : GroupM India has won the ‘Country of the Year’ award at the eMMies 2015, the regional awards for GroupM Asia Pacific. This is the grandest award at the eMMies and is given to the country that delivers the best business performance while upholding the highest standards of GroupM values. This is the second time GroupM India has won this prestigious award. This year India shares ‘Country of the Year’ with GroupM Philippines.
Mark Patterson, CEO, GroupM Asia Pacific, said, “India continues to set a gold standard in the region through continuous refreshment, reinvigoration, expansion of services and unique influence in the market whilst maintaining a close, collaborative and entrepreneurial spirit throughout GroupM. India does this year on year which make their performance all the more special and worthy of recognition. If there was a country of the decade award it would be India’s.”
CVL Srinivas, CEO, GroupM South Asia, said, “India is extremely proud to receive the ‘Country of the Year’ award at the eMMies this year. 2014 has been one of our best years. We are especially proud of our talent who have embraced challenges in a very dynamic market and delivered true value to our clients. However, what is most heartening is that we live up to the highest standards of quality among our peers in the larger GroupM family.”
Over the last 12 months, individual agency brands of GroupM India have dominated industry awards, pioneered new products, embraced new technologies and won over 80 new businesses. The agency network created breakthrough properties like the Grand Diwali Mela and several industry defining partnerships to deliver value to clients.
